Pretty woman- Gender rep

Despite being a hit film, pretty woman has come under fire by many critics. Accused of glamorising prostitution and corrupting the minds of young girls; this article coincides with this particular view. In the film Vivian- played by Julia Roberts- is a working prostitute in New York who meets rich contractor Edward, through this sordid line of work. The fairy tale ending of the film has been proven to be far from reality. The article states that Opera often interviews young girls working as prostitutes who have their sights set on a fairy tale ending portrayed in the film “It’s nothing like the fairytale” one girl sobs. However although the film does have misguided elements of positive embellishment, it also has depicts incredibly negative aspects of this seedy element of the film. For example, even as early as the first scene it is made clear another working girl has been murdered and thrown into a dumpster like common trash. Vivian also displays an interest in making something more of her life.